India’s first railway station where train service started in 1853- See Photos
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Image Source : social mediaIndia’s first railway station was originally named as Bori Bunder and built by the Great Indian Peninsular Railway in 1853. Interestingly, the first passenger train in India ran from Bori Bunder to Thane in 1853.
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The first railway station was designed by Frederick William Stevens and features an Indo-Saracenic style with a stone dome, turrets, pointed arches, and an unconventional ground plan.
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Later, the railway station was renamed Victoria Terminus in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
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Then the railway station in 1996 was renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to honor the Maratha warrior king, Shivaji. In 2017, the railway station was renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.
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After being renamed, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus station has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since July 2004.
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is now the headquarters of the Central Railway zone and handles many long-distance and suburban trains.
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The construction of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus began in 1878, in a location south of the old Bori Bunder railway station and was completed in 1887.
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The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus took nearly 10 years to be built and at a cost of over 250,000 pounds sterling, it was the city’s most expensive building when it was constructed.